orion, sorry(in advance) i would love to come i am living
currently right by bakerstreet and will be moving in to my
new house in northwood in a couple of weeks but
unfortunatly i go back to the US on the date you host the
social, the 17, sorry i will try to make the next one.

O, NEVER MIND ONE THING I THINK I ANSWERED ONE OF MY OWN
QEUSTIONS! THE MINI ATOM BOT BOARD IS A CARRIER OF THE
BASIC STAMP OR THE BASIC ATOM WHICH MEAN BASIC IS THE
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE USED IN THE ABB(ATOM BOT BOARD)! BUT
IF SOME ONE DOES HAVE A SUGGGESTION ON WETHER TO USE THE
NEXT STEP OR THE ABB PLEASE TELL ME AND WHY, THANKS.

PS. NOW THAT I AM LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ABB. THE MORE IM
LIKING IT BUT STILL KINDA WITH THE NEXT STEP,LOVE TO HERE
YOUR ANSWERS.....CHEERS

hi i havent been on for awile but anyhow whats up and i
have a couple of questions for those who can answer.... i
know this might sound newbish but wich is better the next
step carrier or the basic atom carrier for a mini sumo
bot? Which programming language does the atom use and is
it easier/harder than BASIC? Your answers will and are
apressiated(wow that spelling sucked)and i hope to find
the answer to this.......................WOW that was
nebish O'well,
later/cheers

Hello today i have just been reading my new book
Programming and Customizing the BASIC stamp by Scott
Edwards. This is a great book and a must have, this book
is perfect for beginners and anyone else intrested in
learning more about the BASIC stamp. It introduces the
fundumentals of the BASIC stamp in an easy to understand
format. The same company(mc graw hill/osborne) also makes
a programming and custimizing book for the oopic. If i
were to rate this books i would give it a 10 out of 10.
Well later days- Nitro

Hello: Today i have just been browsing the web looking at
the latest robotic news and products while doing research
for my sumo Hinoki v.1. Last time i made an entry on my
sumo bot Hinoki v.1 it had some erors so just to update
you, Hinoki v.1 features a Next Step microcontroller with a
bs2, 2 to 4 devantech ultrasonic ranger sensors(URS), Dual
single line detectors for edge detection, and two
lynxmotion deluxe 2.5"D x 1.5"W Sumo tires (Its form of
locomotion is wheeled) powered by two Gear head motors
which makes its top speed 36" per second. All of this
covered by a triangular polycarbonate shell. Well this has
been the latest entry in about a month so i will try to
post more often. Just so you know dont be looking for
Hinoki v.1 just yet it still has to be finished but when it
is i will add it to the robomenu as soon as possible. Later
days!
-NITRO

Finally im back from my summer vacation. Well resently i
am getting info for entering my sumo (Hinoki v.1) in the
November 8, 2003 CIRC sumo contest. I will write an entree
to update you on this subject

Hey, i just updated my FAUST project check it out and if
you do have any type of info or experince e-mail me. I
have kinda put my micro mouse aside for now on the account
of i need to finish my sumo and the next compitition is not
intil a few months. If you wish to know a tad more than
what
is listed in my prev. entree about my sumo there will be a
project intitled Hinoki v.1 in the very near future.

sorry i havent been on for awile i have been busy with my
robot disining/building and school. Currently i am
finishing up my sumobot and making plans for my third
robot. But sense school is out i will have alot more time
to work and hopfully i will accomplish more things. My
sumo bot fetures a oopic microcontroller, two LED (ir)
single line detectors(edge detectors), 2 or 4 ultrasonic
range detectors(urs), and a polycarbonate shell. Its form
of locamotion are treads which are driven by to "dc"
motors. There is still more to add so when it is finished
i will post an entry listing all of its statistics. And
hopefully i will be able to have the time to send
photographs in to the robomenu. My next robot i hope will
be a walker, it will just be a multi-purpose robot. Even
though i desire to build a micro-mouse i guess that will
have to wait. -NITRO